Paul George needed 22 shots to put up 21 points in a losing effort, while
George Hill and David West contributed 17 and 14 points, respectively.

The Pacers could have wrapped up the Central Division title but shot just 37.0
percent from the floor in losing for the third time in four games.

The one win came against Chicago on Friday, but they followed that up with
their lowest scoring output of the season in an 82-71 setback in Memphis.

Indiana again struggled putting points up on Monday despite scoring the game's
first seven points, with the seven-point lead serving as the largest for
either squad prior to Chicago's resurgence early in the third quarter.

The Bulls shot just 31.8 percent from the floor in the first half, including a
1-for-10 effort from behind the arc, and went into halftime trailing, 34-33,
after Hill beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer.

Adjustments were apparently made in the locker room as Chicago scored on seven
of its first eight possessions out of the break en route to a 14-3 run, with
Dunleavy providing half of the offense.

A Hinrich 3-pointer brought the margin to a dozen, 55-43, and it was a 64-56
Bulls lead heading to the fourth thanks to Chicago making 59.1 percent (13-
of-22) of their shots in the frame.

Hill's three-point play with 4:30 on the clock got the Pacers within 77-71,
but Indiana went the next three minutes without making a bucket.

Hinrich bookended an 8-2 run with a pair of successful drives to the rim, and
the Bulls held on for their third win in four games.

Game Notes

Indiana heads into Wednesday's game against the Miami Heat two games ahead of
the defending champions in the East standings ... Noah led the Bulls in
assists for the 10th time in the last 11 games ... Indiana came in
surrendering an NBA-low 91.9 ppg and the Bulls were right behind at 92.1 ...
The Pacers turned it over 16 times and forced 10 turnovers ... Chicago shot
3-of-5 from the perimeter in the second half ... These Central Division
rivals split the four-game season series, with each winning twice on their own
home floor.